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Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1899. Plate K.F.W. 1/Part.B. 1536.
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⇒ 7 more: 1. Elegy (Overture) • 2. Musette • 3. Menuetto • 4. Song of the Cross-Spider • 5. Nocturne • 6. Serenade • 7. Ballade
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Luukas Hiltunen
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Luukas Hiltunen
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Parts
⇒ 15 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (A/B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (E/F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (E/F) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 • Timpani • Triangle/Tambourine, Bass Drum/Cymbals • Harp • Voice • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses
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Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1899. Plate K.F.W. 2/Orch.B. 583/585.
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General Information
Work Title
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King Christian II
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Alternative. Title
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Incidental music to Adolf Paul's play
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Composer
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Sibelius, Jean
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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[Op.27]
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJS 27
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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7 sections
- Movements composed for the February 1898 production
- 1. [Overture] Elegy
- 2. Musette
- 3. Menuetto
- 4. Lied des Narren (Song of the Cross-Spider)
- Movements added during the summer of 1898
- 5. Nocturne
- 6. Serenade
- 7. Ballade
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1898
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First Performance.
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1898-02-24 in Helsinki
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First Publication.
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1899
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Librettist
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Adolf Paul (1863–1943) (play)
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Language
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Swedish
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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20–30 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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orchestra, voice in Lied des Narren
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InstrDetail
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2 flutes (both also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones timpani, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum, harp, strings
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Related Works
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King Christian II (suite), Op.27
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Discography
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All Music Guide
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External Links
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Sibelius.fi Wikipedia article
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Navigation etc.
This is an original score, the incidental music of Paul's play. Some dynamic markings and chords are different (specially in Elegy). In Musette there is only two clarinets and two bassoons, no strings. That is to say, this is not the same work as the suite.